Since the isolation of graphene in 2004, two-dimensional (2D) materials research has
rapidly evolved into an entire subdiscipline in the physical sciences with a wide range of …

We report on a modified transfer technique for atomically thin materials integrated into
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for studying strain physics and creating strain …

Nonuniform strain on multilayer transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) nanosheets is an
exciting path toward practical optoelectronic devices, as it combines the advantages of …

V‐shaped thermal actuators are popular in many types of microelectromechanical
systems'(MEMS) devices. In the rapidly growing applications of V‐shaped thermal actuators …

Recent breakthroughs in material development have increased the demand for
characterization methods capable of probing nanoscale features on ultrafast time scales. As …

In this work, we use a simplified version of Young's solution for the steady-state Joule-
heating, that uses temperature dependent thermal and electrical conductivities, to find the …

Dynamic performance of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) electrothermal actuators is
directly determined by thermal principle and thermal characteristics at microscale differed …

Dynamic modeling is the basis for predicting the behavior of the electro-thermal actuator
(ETA). Although the sequential decoupling method, often used in previous studies, has been …

We propose an out-of-plane electrostatic MEMS actuator capable of sensing its
displacement. A repulsive force electrostatic arm is designed to form an actuator that push a …

The typical technique of hardness testing of pharmaceutical microcapsules uses pressure
transducer-based bulky devices by averaging mechanism. This not only produces non …